September 3, 2009

THT on Dan Hudson’s promotion to the majors

Hudson throws a fastball that tops out around 93 miles per hour, but Triple-A pitching coach Richard Dotson said the fastball seems harder, given Hudson’s “closed-off” delivery. Hudson mixes in a slider and changeup to keep batters honest. I can’t really see Hudson dominating in the majors with just three pitches. And it’s great that his delivery is “closed-off” but he needs three above-average pitches to succeed at the major league level. I’m not sure he has that repertoire yet. …